Convertible couch bed



Dec. 30, 1952 PALADlNQ 2,623,218

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/4v61 a K Kama/Ma Patented Dec. 30, 1952 UNITED CONVERTIBLE COUCH BED Angelo R. Paladino, Elmont, N. Y., assignor to The Englander Company, Inc., Chicago, 111., a

corporation of Delaware Application June 17, 1949, Serial No. 99,617

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a convertible couch bed.

The invention comprehends a convertible couch bed consisting of two couch sections having relative movement for disposing the sections in side by side relation to provide a full size bed and with one or the sections constructed and arranged for collapsing movement so as to position the same in nested relation beneath the other section.

Another object of the invention is to provide a convertible couch bed consisting of a rigid couch sectionand a collapsible couch section having mattress sections of the same length and width and which collapsible section is adopted for movement from set up condition in which it is' of the" same height as the rigid section to substantially flat relation for movement together with its mattress section into an out of the way position beneath the rigid section.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a collapsible couch section including pivotaliy connected crossed legs arranged at each end of a rectangular mattress supporting frame and connected therewith to permit of collapsing of the leg members from expanded relation with the frame disposed in elevated condition to substantially parallel relation with the frame disposed in lowered condition, and a bail having end bars pivotally connected with one of the leg members at each end and having latching engagement with the other leg members for securing the same in expanded set up relation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying drawings in which the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of a collapsible couch bed constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the sections in side by side relation to provide a full size bed.

Fig. 2 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken approximately on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view in side elevation of the collapsible couch section.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken approximately on line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged end view of the rigid and collapsible couch sections with the collapsible section disposed in nested relation beneath the rigid section.

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary side view of one end of the rigid section.

Inthe embodiment of the invention illustrated, the couchbed consists of a rigid section it and a collapsible section H which sections are adapted to be arranged in side by side parallel relation to provide a full size bed with individual mattresses l2 and I3 disposed in contiguous relation thereon. The collapsible section H is constructed and arranged to be collapsed into flat condition and together with the mattress thereon moved into an out of the way position within the rigid section It), as illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

The rigid couch section Hi consists of a rectang'ular angle iron frame including opposite end rails l4 secured to the upper ends of corner posts or legs I5 and opposite side rails l6 secured to the posts or legs I5 in spaced relation below the end rails M. The end and side rails It and it are arranged with their vertical flanges i! and i8 respectively disposed outermost and with the horizontal flanges 19 of the end rails disposed uppermost and with the horizontal flanges 23 of the side rails disposed lowermost. Spaced angle bars 2| are afilxed at their ends to the horizontal flanges 2B of the opposite side rails it upon which are secured rows of coil springs 22 forming a resilient support for a wire mesh spring 23 afiixed to the uppermost convolutions of said coil springs and with the opposite ends of said wire mesh spring secured to the horizontal flanges I9 of the end rails 14.

The collapsible couch section it consists of a rectangular angle iron frame 24 consisting of opposite end rails 25 and opposite side rails 26 which end and side rails are arranged with their vertical flanges 21 and 28 disposed outermost and with their horizontal flanges 29 and 39 disposed in engagement at their ends and riveted or otherwise secured together. A wire mesh spring 3! is secured to the horizontal flanges 29 and at of said end and side rails.

The frame 24 is provided with a collapsible support consisting of crossed leg members 33 and 34- arranged at each end of the frame and pivotally connected together intermediate their ends by pivot pins 35. The leg members 33 consist of flat bars and connected therebetween is a longitudinally extending angle bar 3? which is riveted or otherwise secured to said leg members a jacent the lower ends thereof. The leg members 34 consist of angle bars and connected therebetween is an angle bar 3:: which is riveted or otherwise secured to said leg members adjacent the lower ends thereof.

The leg members 33 are connected with the vertical flanges 21 of the end rails 25 by a pin and slot connection 39 to permit of relative movement of the upper end of said legs with reference to said end rails while the leg members 34 are pivotally connected at their upper ends to the vertical flanges 21 of the end rails 25 by pivot pins 40. Constructed in this manner, the leg members 33 and 34 are collapsible from set up condition as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings to a collapsed condition as shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings.

In order to retain the leg members 33 and 1-34 in expanded set up condition as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings, a bail M is provided consistin of a longitudinally extending bar 42 and end members 43 secured to the opposite ends of the bar and pivotally connected at their inner ends to the leg members 33 adjacent the pin and slot connection 39 by pivot pins 45.

The end members 43 are provided with headed pins 48 which extend outwardly from the outer faces thereof respectively and have sliding ongagement in slots M in the depending flanges 58 of short angle bars 4S riveted or otherwise socured to the horizontal flanges of the leg members 34. The lower longitudinal edges of the slots 47 are provided with notches 53 adjacent their upper ends in which the pins 46 engage and bear against the edges 5! of said notches for retaining the said pins in position and preventirn collapsing of the leg members. The pins 46 are retained I in tensioned engagement in said notches by coil springs 52 secured at their upper ends to lugs 53 carried by the end members 43 with the lower ends of said springs afifixed to lugs 5 1 secured to the dependingflanges 48 of the angle bar The longitudinally extending bar 42 of the bail M is arranged adjacent the forward longitudinal side of the frame 24 of the couch section it so that the same may be conveniently grasped at any point along the length of the couch for elevating the bail so as to swing the end members 43 thereof upwardly on their pivot pins 45 to thereby free the headed pins 43 from the notches 55 whereby the weight of the angle iron frame 24 together with the mattress section 53 thereon causes the leg members 33 and 365 to collapse into substantially fiat parallel relation. When in collapsed relation as indicated in Fig. 6 of the drawings, the leg members 33 are tensioned by means of coil springs 55 secured at their ends to the leg members 33 and to lugs 56 dependingfrom the horizontal flanges 23 of the end rails 25.

In order to facilitate raising of the collapsible section H to set up condition, the angle bar 3'! is provided with a plate 58 located substantially medially thereof and secured to the forward side rail 28 of said section above the plate 53 is a hexiole strap 59 which plate and strap are adapted to be engaged by placing the foot upon the plate and by exerting an upward pull on the strap to raise the frame 24 together with the mattress l3 thereon to an upward position in which the top of the mattress I3 is disposed on a horizontal level with the top of the mattress l2. When the frame 2 is thus raised, the headed pins 26 engage in the notches 59 to thereby lock the legs 33 and 34 in expanded set up relation.

The collapsible section I I is guided into nested relation within the rigid section I0 by means of crossed bars 66 and GI which are pivotally connected together medially of their length by a pivot pin 62 with the bar 68 pivotally connected at one end to the angle bar 36 of the collapsible all) pivotally connected at one end on a pivot pin-64 to an angle bar 65 riveted or otherwise secured at its opposite ends to the rear posts or legs iii of the rigid section Ill. The other ends of said bars are provided with headed studs 66 and 5'! which engage in elongated slots 68 and 69 formed respectively in the angle bars 36 and 65 of the frame sections II and [0 respectively. When the said sections are arranged in side by side parallel relation so as to provide a full size bed, the headed studs 66 and 6'! of said cross bars are disposed adjacent the inner ends of the slots 68 and 69 with the cross bars spread apart at their ends. The said bars retain the collapsible section H in alignment with the rigid section I 9 so that when the collapsible section is moved to a position within the rigid section It the opposite ends of the collapsible section are disposed in parallel relation with the opposite ends of the rigid section it. When so disposed the headed studs 66 and 57 are arranged adjacent the outer ends of the slots 68 and 69 with the cross bars 60 and 8| positioned in substantially parallel relation adjacent the angle bar 65 of the rigid section Id.

The mattress sections l2 and IS shown in broken lines in Figs. 2, 3 and 6 are of the same size, that is of the same length, width and thickness, and in order that the collapsible section Il may be disposed within the rigid section to, the legs or posts l 5 thereof extend angularly outward and downward as at 10 between the end rails I4 and the side rails l 6 to thereby dispose the vertical portion H thereof below the side rails l6 out wardly of the end rails I 4 so as to provide suflicient clearance to accommodate the overall length of the collapsible section ll between the ends of the rigid section It). The angle bar 55 is located outwardly of the rear side rail it of the rigid section and for this purpose the said bar is provided with angulated end portions 12 with the extreme ends of said bar riveted or otherwise secured to the posts or legs !5. This provides suificient clearance so that the collapsible section I I may be disposed when in collapsed relation within the rigid section It] with the upper surface of the mattress section l3 located in spaced relation below the angle bars 2! and with the cross bars 60 and GI disposed between the angle bars 35 and 55 of the collapsible and rigid sections.

The leg members 33 and 34 are provided with caster rollers 13 to facilitate the movement of the collapsible section from side by side relation with the fixed section to a nested relation therewith.

What is claimed is:

1. In a collapsible couch bed, a collapsible section including a rectangular frame, a wire mesh spring secured to said rectangular frame for supporting a mattress thereon, a pair of pivotally connected crossed leg members arranged at each end of said frame, one of the leg members of each pair being pivotally connected at its upper end with an end of the frame adjacent one side thereof, the other leg member of each pair having pin and slot connection at its upper end with the frame adjacent the other side thereof to permit of collapsing of said leg members from an expanded relation with the ends of the leg members spaced apart to a substantially flat condition to dispose the frame in a lowered position, a yoke including a longitudinally extending bar and end members pivotally connected at their inner ends respectively with one of the leg members of each pair, the other leg member of each pair having a longitudinally extending slot with a notch at one end thereof, said end members having pins slidable in said slots and adapted to engage in said notches for preventing collapsing of the leg members, and coil springs connected with said end members and with the slotted leg members for exerting a downward tension on the yoke to maintain the pins in said notches.

2. In a convertible couch bed, a collapsible section including a rectangular frame, a wire mesh spring secured to said frame for supporting a mattress thereon, a pair of crossed leg members arranged at each end of said frame and connected therewith for collapsing of said leg members from an expanded relation with the leg members spread apart to a substantially flat condition to dispose the frame in lowered position, a yoke including a longitudinally extending bar and end members pivotally connected at their inner ends respectively with one of the leg members of each pair and having notched engagement with the other leg member of each pair for securing the leg members in set up condition, and coil springs connected with said end members and with the last mentioned leg members for exerting a. downward tension on the yoke to maintain the end members thereof in said notched engagement.

3. In a collapsible couch bed, a collapsible section including a mattress supporting frame, a pair of pivotally connected crossed leg members arranged at each end of said frame, one of the leg members of each pair being pivotally connected at its upper end with the frame adjacent one side thereof, the other leg member of each pair having a pin and slot connection at its upper end with the frame adjacent the other side thereof to permit of collapsing of said leg members from an expanded relation with the ends of the leg members spaced apart to a substantially flat condition to dispose the frame in a lowered condition, a yoke including a longitudinally extending bar and end members pivotally connected at their inner ends respectively with one of the leg members of each pair adjacent said pin and slot connection, the other leg member of each pair having a longitudinally extending slot with a notch therein located adjacent the pivotal connection of one of the leg members of each pair with the frame, said end members having pins slidable in said slots and adapted to engage in said notches for preventing collapsing of the leg members, and coil springs connected with said end members for exerting a tension on the yoke to maintain the pins in said notches.

ANGELO R. PALADINO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,144,929 Palladino Jan. 24, 1939 2,291,392 Krakauer July 28, 1942 2,299,136 Feldman Oct. 30, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 305,434 Germany May 7, 1918 

